{"name":"getObjectType","title":"getObjectType","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/getObjectType","revid":348931,"updated":"2023-11-08T14:44:06Z","groups":["Object Manipulation"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma3":"1.50"},"since":"arma3 1.50","arma3_since":"1.50","description":"Returns object type as a number:\n\n- 1 - Primary - Normal object placed in Visitor, part of landscape\n- 2 - Network - Road placed in Visitor, part of landscape\n- 4 - Temporary - Temporary object (like tracks)\n- 8 - TypeVehicle - Some entity added by game\n- 16 - TypeTempVehicle - Temporary entity\n- 32 - LandDecal - Land decal","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"getObjectType object","params":[{"name":"object","type":"Object","type_expr":"Object"}],"returns":{"type":"Number","type_expr":"Number","description":"object type"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"object"}}],"examples":[{"code":["_objType = getObjectType player;"]},{"code":["_objType = getObjectType cursorObject;"]}],"see_also":["allObjects","getObjectFOV","cursorObject","cursorTarget","createSimpleObject","allMissionObjects","setObjectViewDistance","getObjectViewDistance","objectParent","object"]}